Talking turkey

The talk around town in November was mostly politics, but after the election, people started talking turkey.

The thought of using a self basting or kosher turkey did not appeal to me, I’ve never liked taking too many short cuts, I find it ruins the fun. But I had heard a lot of talk about brining and how it cut cooking time down and made the turkey universally moist.

I did a bit of research, reading magazines and online articles and finally I got the basic formula: one cup of salt per one gallon of water. Salt and water seemed pretty boring so I researched further. Recipes for brine were a dime a dozen, some made sense while others were downright bizarre. Finally, I decided I wanted my brine to give my turkey a little One Bird the President Didn’t Pardon Recipe

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Plum Good Apple Pie

by News Canada

Flaky Crust:

2 1/4 cups (550 ml) Five Roses Cake & Pastry Flour

1 tsp (5 ml) sugar

3/4 tsp (3 ml) salt

1/4 cup (50 ml) cold butter

1/2 cup (125 ml) shortening

1 egg

Ice water

Filling:

1 lb (500 g) red plums, stoned and sliced

3 large apple peeled, and chopped

1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice

3/4 cup (175 ml) granulated sugar

3 tbsp (45 ml) Five Roses All Purpose Flour

3/4 tsp (3 ml) cinnamon

1 egg yolk

1 tsp (5 ml) milk

granulated sugar

Crust: In a bowl mix flour, sugar and salt. Using pastry blender, cut in cold butter, then shortening until the size of peas. In a measuring cup, beat egg and stir in enough ice water to equal 1/2 cup (125 ml). Stir egg mixture, 1 tbsp (15 ml) at a tim Plum Good Apple Pie Recipe

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Best Recipes: Orange Sunshine Milkshake

by Donna Monday

Need a sunny pick-me-up? Try this delicious orange sunshine milkshake. It’s like transporting yourself to sunny California or a sand-drenched beach in Florida. The orange flavor will burst open in your mouth and put a smile on your face.

Orange sherbet makes this fruit-flavored milkshake a real taste treat. It’s like drinking orange cream velvet on a beautiful sunshine day.

Orange Sunshine Milkshake 1/2 quart orange juice 1 cup vanilla cream 1 cup orange sherbet

Directions

Combine all ingredients in blender.

Blend until smooth.

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